,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjai,mr4  
,mast introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 duty-free treatment for the sale of    
used yachts1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,maritime ,industries ,relief   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,duty-free treatment
 for the sale of used yachts ,section   
#dhd;b of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai
 ,u4,s4,c4 #adhd;b7 is amended to read  
as follows3  #dhd;b4 ,duty-free         
treatment for the sale of used yachts   
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 any dutiable    
vessel meeting the definition of a used 
yacht under subsection 7b7 may be       
offered for sale or sold in the customs 
territory of the ,united ,states without
 payment of duty4  7b7 ,used yacht      
defined ,for purposes of duty-free      
treatment under subsection 7a71 the term

 used yacht means a vessel classifiable 
under heading #hijc of the ,harmonized  
,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states
 that was--  7#a7 sold at least once    
before entering the customs territory of
 the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 used1 by
 the person bringing such vessel into   
the customs territory of the ,united    
,states1 primarily for recreation or    
pleasure4  7c7 ,regulations ,the        
,secretary of the ,treasury is          
authorized to make such rules and       
regulations as may be necessary to carry
 out the provisions of this section4  4 
#c4 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by section #b shall apply with respect  
to any used yachts imported into the    
,united ,states after the date that is  
#ae days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4